Can European Agriculture Feed Sustainably both the Energy and Biobased Industries of the Future? Workshop entitled “Can European Agriculture Feed Sustainably both the Energy and Biobased Industries of the Future?” Parallel event on 21st European Biomass Conference Copenhagen, 6/6/13 13:00 – Registration 13:30 - Welcome by workshop organisers 13:40 Session 1: Non-food crops Chaired by Dr. Marisol Berti & Prof. S. L. Cosentino 13:40 Perennial grasses for second generation biofuels and biobased products Prof. S. L. Cosentino University of Catania 14:00 Oil crops for biofuels and green chemicals Dr. Myrsini Christou, CRES 14:20 Short rotation coppice for energy and biorefinery Dr. Mariusz Stolarski, UWM 14:40 Fibre crops for a zero waste biorefinery Dr. Efi Alexopoulou, CRES 15:00 Coffee break 15:20 Session 2: Sustainability Chaired by Prof. Ralph Sims & Dr. Myrsini Christou 15:20 Marginal land in EU Prof. Peter Soldatos, AUA 15:40 Environmental benefits and constraints of cultivating crops for energy and biomaterials Dr. Ana Luisa Fernando, FCT UNL 16:00 Sustainability considerations for the Energy and Biobased Industries in the framework of the European Agriculture Dr. Leire Iriarte, IINAS 16:20 It there is competition for the biomass resource, what might be the best option use? Prof. Raplh Sims, University of Massey 16:40 Wrap-up and conclusions 18:00 End of the workshop